NAME: Takkula, Hannu.

FINLAND

POLITICAL GROUP: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).

PARTY: Suomen Keskusta.

CONSTITUENCY: Finland.

DATE OF LATEST ELECTION: 2009

Committees: Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Education; Member of the Delegation for Relations with Australia and New Zealand; Substitute, Committee on International Trade; Substitute, Subcommittee on Human Rights; Substitute, Delegation for Relations with Israel; Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Political Career: Member of Parliament (Finnish Centre Party, Keskusta) 1995-2004. Posts held in the Finnish Parliament: Member of the Parliamentary State Auditors; Chairperson, Finland-Israel Parliamentary Group 2004; Member of the Finnish Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 2003-2004; Member of the Finnish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2003-2004; Member of the Grand Committee 2003-2004; Deputy Member of the Defence Committee 2003-2004; Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 1999-2004; Member of the Finnish Delegation to the Nordic Council 2000-2003; Deputy Member 1999-2003; Member of the Parliamentary Trustees of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland 1997-2003; Member of the Environment Committee 1995-2003; Member of the Education and Culture Committee 1995-1999; Member of Electors 1995-1999; Member of the Board of the Library of Parliament 1995-1999.

Education: University of Lapland, Master of Education 1993.

Author of: LP: Karavaani. (1985); book: Mistä löytyisi rohkeus?

Born: 20 November 1963, Ristijärvi.